Paul Rickelman
Founding Partner
PMR LAW, LLC
Contact Information
708-732-1928, pmr@paulrickelman.com
Website
Biography
Paul M. Rickelman has focused his practice on various real estate matters over the last decade in the Chicago area. In 2016, Paul founded PMR LAW, LLC, to deliver the most efficient, attentive and high quality services to his clients via a modern, streamlined platform. PMR LAW, LLC, focuses on the client relationship - collaboration and adding value through superior service - and eliminates unnecessary expenses and cumbersome practices.
PMR LAW seeks to provide custom fee arrangements, including flat fees, whenever possible. Service, value, and outcome are the focus of PMR LAW.
Paul M. RIckelman is an accomplished real estate professional, and was appointed to the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning's Land Use Committe, serves as a guest lecturer at Northwestern University's Law School, and is an author and presenter on topics in his field's of expertise.
Paul's experience includes the representation of clients dealing with a broad range of real estate matters, including:
acquisitions and dispositions of property;
real estate litigation, including a specialty in eminent domain/condemnation;
foreclosure and loan workout;
environmental analysis and remediation;
TIF district finance and redevelopment agreements;
zoning, permitting and land use;
government and municipal law;
historic preservation;
leasing; and general transactions.
Areas of Law and Practice
| Areas of Law | Areas of Practice |
|---|---|
| Commercial Real Estate | Commercial Conveyancing, Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions, Commercial Real Estate Bankruptcy, Commercial Real Estate Contracts, Commercial Real Estate Development, Commercial Real Estate Finance, Commercial Real Estate Foreclosure, Commercial Real Estate Litigation, Commercial Real Estate Sales, Commercial Real Estate Syndication, Commercial Real Estate Workouts, Industrial Real Estate Law, Retail Development, Shopping Center Acquisitions, Shopping Center Development, Shopping Center Law |
| Construction Law | Architectural Law, Construction Accidents, Construction and Design Law, Construction and Surety Law, Construction Arbitration, Construction Claims, Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Equipment Liability, Construction Finance, Construction Insurance, Construction Insurance Defense, Construction Labor Law, Construction Liability, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation, Construction Mediation, Construction Products Liability, Construction Safety, Construction Workouts, Contractor Performance Bonds, Contractors Liability, Environmental Construction Law, International Construction Contracts, International Construction Law, Materialmens Liens, Mechanics Liens, Public Construction Law, Public Works, Roof Industry Liability, Scaffolding Liability, Structural Work Act |
| Contracts | Contract Drafting, Commercial Contracts, Contract Fraud, Contract Litigation, International Commercial Contracts, International Contracts |
| Election, Campaign and Political Law | Administrative Lobbying, Campaign Ethics, Election and Campaign Finance, Election Law, Executive Lobbying, Legislative Lobbying, Legislative Redistricting, Lobbying, Voting Rights |
| Eminent Domain | Condemnation, Inverse Condemnation, Land Annexation, Property Rights |
| Environmental Law | Air Pollution, Air Quality, Brownfields Redevelopment, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), Chemical Regulation, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Climate Change, Coastal Environmental Law, Earth Movement, Endangered Species, Environmental Administrative Law, Environmental Arbitration, Environmental Auditing, Environmental Bankruptcy, Environmental Business Law, Environmental Class Actions, Environmental Cleanup, Environmental Compliance, Environmental Contamination, Environmental Corporate Law, Environmental Cost Recovery, Environmental Criminal Defense, Environmental Criminal Law, Environmental Diseases, Environmental Dispute Resolution, Environmental Due Diligence, Environmental Health and Safety, Environmental Insurance, Environmental Insurance Claims, Environmental Insurance Coverage, Environmental Insurance Defense, Environmental Legislative Practice, Environmental Lender Liability, Environmental Liability, Environmental Litigation, Environmental Mediation, Environmental Penalties, Environmental Permitting, Environmental Real Estate, Environmental Regulation, Environmental Reinsurance, Environmental Risk Management, Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, Gas Pollution, Groundwater Contamination, Habitat Conservation, Hazardous Materials and Substances, Hazardous Materials Management, Hazardous Materials Transportation, Hazardous Waste, Hazardous Waste Liability, Hazardous Waste Management, Hazardous Waste Permits, Hazardous Waste Regulation, Indoor Air Quality, International Environmental Law, Landslides and Subsidence, Medical Waste, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material, Nuclear Waste, Oil Pollution, Oil Spills, Pesticide Regulation, Pollution, Property Remediation, Protected Species, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Sick Building Syndrome, Solid Waste, Solid Waste Disposal, Solid Waste Management, Solid Waste Regulation, Superfund, Toxic Chemicals, Toxic Substance Liability, Toxic Substance Regulation, Toxic Substances, Underground Storage Tanks, Water Pollution, Water Quality, Wetlands Protection, Wetlands Regulation, Wildlife Law |
| Finance | Asset Based Finance, Asset Sales, Commercial Finance, Credit Enhancement, Cross Border Finance, Debt and Equity Finance, Debt Finance, Equity Finance, Eurobonds, Factoring Law, Finance Taxation, Financial Fraud, Financial Fraud Recovery, Financial Institution Bonds, Financial Institution Failures, Financial Institution Insolvency, Financial Institution Regulation, Financial Institution Reorganization, Financial Institutions Law, Financial Institutions Litigation, Financial Institutions Taxation, Financial Restructuring, International Commercial Finance, International Finance, Precious Metals Finance, Private Finance, Secured Finance, Securitization, Structured Finance, Unsecured Finance |
| Government | Congressional Investigations, County Government Law, County Liability, False Claims Act, Federal Government Law, Federal Grants, Federal Legislative Practice, Federal Tort Claims, Government Affairs, Government Agency Practice, Government Ethics, Government Immunity, Government Investigations, Government Relations, Government Risk Management, Government Tort Liability, Governmental Defense, Governmental Law, Governmental Liability, Initiative and Referendum, International Government Relations, Legislative Practice, Local Government Civil Rights, Local Government Defense, Local Government Law, Local Government Liability, Local Government Relations, Political Subdivision Liability, Public Officials Liability, Public Policy, Qui Tam Litigation, State Government Law, State Legislative Practice, Township Law |
| Government Contracts | Bid Protests, Defense Contract Fraud, Defense Contracts, Federal Contracts, Foreign Military Sales, Government Construction Contracts, Government Contract Arbitration, Government Contract Cost Accounting, Government Contract Fraud, Government Procurement, International Government Contracts, Local Government Contracts, Public Bidding, Public Contract Law, Public Works Contracts |
| Housing Law | Affordable Housing, Apartment Projects, Fair Housing, Housing Development, Housing Discrimination, Housing Finance, Low Income Housing, Multi-Family Housing, Public Housing, Senior Citizen Housing, Subsidized Housing |
| Leases and Leasing | Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law, Commercial Leasing, Evictions, Industrial Leasing, International Leasing, Landlord and Tenant Law, Lease Finance, Lease Terminations, Leasing, Leveraged Leasing, Office Leasing, Rent Control, Retail Leasing, Shopping Center Leasing, Unlawful Detainer |
| Litigation | Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Complex Litigation, Defense Litigation, E-Discovery, Federal Civil Litigation, Federal Litigation, International Litigation, Long-Arm Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Trial Practice, U.S. Supreme Court Litigation |
| Mortgage Law | Commercial Mortgages, Foreclosure Defense, Mortgage Banking Law, Mortgage Bankruptcy, Mortgage Finance, Mortgage Foreclosure, Mortgage Insurance, Mortgage Lien Foreclosure, Mortgage Refinancing, Mortgage Securitization, Mortgage Tax, Mortgage Workouts, Secondary Mortgage Market |
| Municipal Law | Chapter 9 Municipal Reorganization, Firefighter Labor Law, Municipal Bankruptcy, Municipal Bonds, Municipal Bonds Taxation, Municipal Civil Rights, Municipal Contracts, Municipal Corporation Law, Municipal Defense, Municipal Derivative Products, Municipal Finance, Municipal Labor Law, Municipal Leasing, Municipal Liability, Municipal License Tax, Municipal Pension Law, Municipal Prosecution, Municipal Redevelopment, Municipal Risk Management, Municipal Securities, Municipal Solid Waste, Municipal Solid Waste Resource Recovery, Municipal Taxation, Municipal Torts, Municipal Utility Law, Municipal Utility Regulation, Police Labor Law, Tax Increment Finance |
| Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations | Charitable Gambling, Charitable Giving, Charitable Limited Partnerships, Charitable Organizations Law, Charitable Trusts and Foundations, Nonprofit Organizations Law, Nonprofit Tax Law, Private Foundations, Public Charities, Tax Exempt Organizations |
| Property Law | International Property Law, Personal Property, Personal Property Leasing |
| Public Finance | Bond Finance, Community Development, Economic Development, Economic Incentive, Housing and Urban Development, Industrial Development, Industrial Development Bonds, Infrastructure Development, International Economic Development, International Project Finance, Project Finance, Public Authority Finance, Public Finance Taxation, Public-Private Partnerships, Tax Exempt Bonds, Tax Exempt Finance |
| Real Estate | Adverse Possession, Boundary Disputes, Common Interest Community Law, Community Association Law, Condominium Association Law, Condominium Conversions, Condominium Development, Condominium Law, Condominium Timeshares, Conservation Easements, Conveyancing, Cooperative Housing Association Law, Cooperative Conversions, Cooperative Housing Law, Easements, Historic Conservation Easements, Homeowners Association Law, International Real Estate, Land Acquisitions, Land Sales, Land Trusts, Manufactured Housing Law, Mixed Use Development, Mobile Home Law, Planned Unit Development Law, Property Management, Quiet Title, Real Estate Acquisitions, Real Estate Arbitration, Real Estate Banking Law, Real Estate Bankruptcy, Real Estate Brokerage Law, Real Estate Brokers and Agents Liability, Real Estate Brokers Licensing, Real Estate Brokers Malpractice, Real Estate Brokers Malpractice Defense, Real Estate Collections, Real Estate Contracts, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Errors and Omissions, Real Estate Exchanges, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Foreclosure, Real Estate Fraud, Real Estate Investment, Real Estate Investment Taxation, Real Estate Investment Trusts, Real Estate Joint Ventures, Real Estate Leasing, Real Estate Litigation, Real Estate Mediation, Real Estate Partnerships, Real Estate Restructuring, Real Estate Sales, Real Estate Secured Lending, Real Estate Securities, Real Estate Settlements, Real Estate Syndication, Real Estate Tax Appeals, Real Estate Tax Assessment, Real Estate Tax Foreclosure, Real Estate Tax Liens, Real Estate Taxation, Real Estate Title, Real Estate Title Examination, Real Estate Title Insurance, Real Estate Trade Association Law, Real Estate Valuation, Real Estate Workouts, Real Property, Real Property Acquisitions, Real Property Development, Real Property Finance, Residential Real Estate, Residential Real Estate Acquisitions, Residential Real Estate Development, Residential Real Estate Finance, Residential Real Estate Foreclosure, Residential Real Estate Sales, Right of Way Easements, Waterfront Development |
| Regulatory Law | Animal Drug Regulation, Drug and Medical Device Regulation, Economic Regulatory Law, Federal Regulatory Law, Food and Drug Regulation, Food, Drug and Cosmetic Law, International Regulatory Law, Postal Law, Regulated Industries, Regulatory Agency Practice, Regulatory Investigations, Self Regulatory Agency Investigations |
| Zoning, Planning and Land Use | Building and Public Safety Codes, Cemetery Law, Environmental Land Use, Fire Districts, Historic Preservation, Improvement Districts, Land Conservation, Land Development, Land Entitlement, Land Use, Land Use Litigation, Land Use Permitting, Land Use Regulation, Rezoning, Special Districts, Subdivisions, Water Districts, Zoning Law, Zoning Variances |
Jurisdictions
- Illinois
Employment History
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Associate Attorney | Neal & Leroy, LLC
2005 - 2015
Education
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J.D. | DePaul University College of Law
2003 - 2006
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M.S. - Psychology | University of Illinois (Urbana/Champaign)
1998 - 2002
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Chicago, Illinois, Cook County
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